5.6% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
6152, WA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 6152, WA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 59% of workers in postcode 6152 drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. This area has exceptional public transport access and is just a 10-minute drive from the city, though the number of people using transit to commute has fallen since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, while 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →6152, WA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
At 7.9%, the share of people commuting by public transport is among the highest for this type of area and well above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, only 9.5% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
9.5% ▲ +150.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.9% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is very well served by transit, with 181 stops and 22 routes. With 2,680.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the frequency of service is far above the Western Australian figure.
181
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.90
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,680.9
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
22
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of only 10 minutes. Access to transit is also convenient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes just 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
10
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 6152, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6152/6152-wa/topic/transport